Claudia Rueda was born in Bogota in Colombia, where she still lives. She studied law and art, and graduated with a thesis on Roman law and illustrations. She has written and illustrated several books, some in English, and was a finalist for the A la orilla del viento de libro ilustrado prize. She has won the annual conference prize at the Society of Children’s Book Writers and Illustrators in New York 2002 and 2003. She has several books published by Océano Travesía: Sometimes; Shapes; Stolen Letters; No; Pow; You Were There; Two Mice, a Rat and a Cheese; Everything is Relative; A Rainy Day; and A Wild Life. She also wrote the series of four books Where Did That Come From? In 2016, Stolen Letters, illustrated by Claudia Rueda and published in collaboration with Triunfo Arciniegas, was recognised by the International Board on Books for Young People (IBBY).